It wasn't until nearly 20 years after his assassination that MartinLutherKingJr. Day became federally recognized in 1983, when President RonaldReagan signed it into law. The holiday ...
January 20 marks MartinLutherKingJr. Day, the federal holiday that ... former President RonaldReagan signed it into law later that year. The first national holiday honoring King ...
MartinLutherKingJr. Day is observed on the third Monday of January each year. This, year that falls on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. In 1983, President RonaldReagan signed a bill making the ...